Courtney Alexander

The Wizards are famous for signing free agents whose most notable moments came either before or after their time in Washington. For one of the men now charged with rescuing these NBA Finals from oblivion, it was both.

Tyronn Lue arrived in Washington in 2001, a former first-round draft pick with two NBA championship rings and a national reputation, earned from harassing Allen Iverson throughout that year's NBA Finals. He left two years later, not long after Michael Jordan did, as the Wizards rebooted their franchise with a new GM and a new rotation.

After bouncing around the league, Lue then entered the coaching ranks, became a rising star in that world and ultimately took...

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